The emergency services managed to set her free quickly on their arrival.

Firefighter Neil Mason said: "The wall was made up of stone pillars, some of which were varied in shape and size. It appeared the woman sat down and slipped, and got her hips caught in the wall.

"We tried to pull her out front ways, but it wasn't working. In the end, we managed to get her to reverse back through the wall and through a gap... It's the first call of that nature that any of us have been out to."

Mason added that he and his colleagues "remained professional" during the operation.

Christopher Wheatley, who lives at the property where the wall is located, told Metro: "I understand a lady came down this road and at some point leant against our balustrade.

"She was obviously feeling a bit worse for wear, and she probably leant against it for support."